Hello All,
I'm looking for some opinions and Ideas for guarding the product entrance of a palletizing robot cell.
Please see the attached image.
1. The cell fencing comes up to within a couple of inches either side of a conveyor.
2. The conveyor is approximately 30 inches wide.
3. There is no guarding above the conveyor.
4. The rolled product can be up to 36 inches in diameter and either 24 or 48 inches long.
The only way a person can get through the opening above the conveyor is by riding the conveyor through the opening. My safety manager is insisting that I come up with a way to stop a person from doing that.
So my questions are.....
1. Is this a legitimate concern or is my safety manager being paranoid?
2. If this is a legitimate concern what would be a good way to guard the opening?
I'm looking for some opinions and Ideas for guarding the product entrance of a palletizing robot cell.
Please see the attached image.
1. The cell fencing comes up to within a couple of inches either side of a conveyor.
2. The conveyor is approximately 30 inches wide.
3. There is no guarding above the conveyor.
4. The rolled product can be up to 36 inches in diameter and either 24 or 48 inches long.
The only way a person can get through the opening above the conveyor is by riding the conveyor through the opening. My safety manager is insisting that I come up with a way to stop a person from doing that.
So my questions are.....
1. Is this a legitimate concern or is my safety manager being paranoid?
2. If this is a legitimate concern what would be a good way to guard the opening?